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266 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393960129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 1998
Description
Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, takes place in Jamaica and Dominica in 1839–45. Textual notes illuminate the novel’s historical background, regional refe...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,108 reviews
Moods
sad 58%
emotional 52%
challenging 42%
reflective 39%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illnessModerate
Fire/Fire injury, ConfinementMinor
Child death266 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393960129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 1998
Description
Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, takes place in Jamaica and Dominica in 1839–45. Textual notes illuminate the novel’s historical background, regional refe...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,108 reviews
Moods
sad 58%
emotional 52%
challenging 42%
reflective 39%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illnessModerate
Fire/Fire injury, ConfinementMinor
Child death